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[Fatboi1]

This is why I love Microcenter man. I went there and apparently they didn't see my web order even though I got the pickup email so they basically gave me a brand new 3700x for the same price as an open box.

 

[Theolodius_Black]

Ok so my 2070 super finally got here. Had taken the pc apart and decided to mount the fan and radiator in the front at the top corner. This is my first aio and i gotta say, this b*stard quiet

There's a fan controller in the bottom corner i was having trouble with. I thought in order to maintain rgb functionality, it had to be plugged in to the controller but there's actually a hub in the back of the case that runs a wire to one of the led ports on the controller. So as long as it was plugged in there, the fan would work. The other insert, i just plugged into the card directly.

 

[Captain Crunch]

When I connect my headset to my monitor, the sound is weak.

What’s the best wired headset for sound and mic?

 

[Liu Kang]

If you can hold off until December you can get real good deals on Black Friday. The last two years I've gotten most of my stuff from Microcenter on Black Friday. They probably have the best CPU Mobo combo deals.

For under $300 you can get the 1660TI ( if you don't need ray tracing) and that performs equal to or better than the 1070.

$270
MSI Ventus XS GeForce GTX 1660 Ti - Micro Center


$270
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Overclocked 6GB - Micro Center

The price could drop even more by Black Friday or you could buy a used 1070.

Welp, I will soon make the switch because I'm out here playing No Man's Sky at low everything and I'm probably at 30fps on everage Plus my GPU make random artifacts from time to time on my screen so it's time

I made some updates after you guys comments :
System Builder - Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6 GHz 6-Core, GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB STRIX GAMING OC, P300 ATX Mid Tower - PCPartPicker

- CPU : AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- MB : MSI B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC
- GPU : ASUS GeForce GTX 1660 Ti ROG-STRIX
- SSD :  Crucial P1 M.2 PCIe NVMe 500 Go (for Windows, I'll keep the other SSD as temp drive for video/image editing)
- Case : Phanteks Eclipse P300 Tempered Glass
- Fans : 2 x Arctic F14 PWM PST
- RAM : 2 x G.Skill RipJaws 4 Series 8 Go DDR4 2400 MHz CL15

Keeping
- PSU : Be Quiet System Power 7 700w 80Plus Silver
- SSD : Samsung 840 Pro 120Go
- MONITOR : AOC 27 E2795VH
- HDD : 1 x 250Gb + 1 x 500Gb (not even full)

So basically, I upgraded on the CPU (dropped the cooler too) and GPU. Chose a "cheaper" MB and case and added some fans for better airflow (only 1 fan provided with stock case smh). I think I'm set now, I'll be waiting for September to pull the trigger but that should do it :thumbs:

 

[Afrodroid]

Had to move to windows 10 weeks ago due to a bios update((bytch wouldn't even let me boot the os ), plus these 4xx nvidia drivers screwing up my display colors :jbembarass:

I'm stuck at 388.59 for now.


Micro$oft don't play that shyt, i expected to use 7 more... :snoopbald:

 

[Bboystyle]

When I connect my headset to my monitor, the sound is weak.

What’s the best wired headset for sound and mic?

Better then my skull candy

 

[The Guru]

Welp, I will soon make the switch because I'm out here playing No Man's Sky at low everything and I'm probably at 30fps on everage Plus my GPU make random artifacts from time to time on my screen so it's time

I made some updates after you guys comments :
System Builder - Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6 GHz 6-Core, GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB STRIX GAMING OC, P300 ATX Mid Tower - PCPartPicker

- CPU : AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- MB : MSI B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC
- GPU : ASUS GeForce GTX 1660 Ti ROG-STRIX
- SSD :  Crucial P1 M.2 PCIe NVMe 500 Go (for Windows, I'll keep the other SSD as temp drive for video/image editing)
- Case : Phanteks Eclipse P300 Tempered Glass
- Fans : 2 x Arctic F14 PWM PST
- RAM : 2 x G.Skill RipJaws 4 Series 8 Go DDR4 2400 MHz CL15

Keeping
- PSU : Be Quiet System Power 7 700w 80Plus Silver
- SSD : Samsung 840 Pro 120Go
- MONITOR : AOC 27 E2795VH
- HDD : 1 x 250Gb + 1 x 500Gb (not even full)

So basically, I upgraded on the CPU (dropped the cooler too) and GPU. Chose a "cheaper" MB and case and added some fans for better airflow (only 1 fan provided with stock case smh). I think I'm set now, I'll be waiting for September to pull the trigger but that should do it :thumbs:

See about getting ram at 3000 mhz or higher, Ryzen cpu should perform better with it. Make sure to check ram compatibility with your motherboard though.

 

[Liu Kang]

See about getting ram at 3000 mhz or higher, Ryzen cpu should perform better with it. Make sure to check ram compatibility with your motherboard though.

Good looks. I thought about it but I read that frequency weren't that noticeable so that's why I settled for that. Anyway, getting some 3000 mhz won't hurt me so I'll get those thanks. And yeah that mobo is cool with DDR4 300mhz.

 

[Captain Crunch]

Brehs this is some bs, I just redeemed my codes for Youngblood and Control, it made me download two launchers
I got like 10,000 launchers on my pc

 

[FUPA]

Hey yall im a ps4 gamer but i come from PC as a kid (medal of honor, WoW) Back when i didnt know shyt just hoped these games wouldnt crash my last desktop a Compaq Is it possible to build a gaming desktop for around 800$? Plan on mostly playing shooters and some rpg.

 

[Captain Crunch]

Hey yall im a ps4 gamer but i come from PC as a kid (medal of honor, WoW) Back when i didnt know shyt just hoped these games wouldnt crash my last desktop a Compaq Is it possible to build a gaming desktop for around 800$? Plan on mostly playing shooters and some rpg.

 

[Duke Dixon]

Brehs this is some bs, I just redeemed my codes for Youngblood and Control, it made me download two launchers
I got like 10,000 launchers on my pc

Truth. It's fukking ridiculous. I also bought an AMD processor so I also had to add Xbox.

 

[Captain Crunch]

Truth. It's fukking ridiculous. I also bought an AMD processor so I also had to add Xbox.

Game launchers I currently have are Steam; Origin, Bethesda, and Epic Games Store.

Plus, I’mma have to add Xbox to play Gears and Session

 

[Duke Dixon]

Has anyone tried GOG Galaxy 2.0? Its supposed to be an all in one launcher for Uplay, Origin Steam, Battlenet, all of them. You can also combine your friend's lists.

 

[Captain Crunch]

Guys help, please!!!
My pc detects my 360 controller, and the drivers are up to date. However, Steam doesn't detect my controller. Not too mention, I already turned off the Xbox game bar and the DVR portion.